The role and impact of gender and age on children's preferences for pediatricians

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 340-343

  Turow, Judith A ^a   Sterling, Robert C ^b  

^a DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Choice; Gender; Preference; Preference for physician

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PEDIATRICIAN; PEDIATRICS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; URBAN AREA; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PILOT STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PILOT PROJECTS; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4043139396     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1367/A03-110R1.1     Document Type: Article

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